The demand for outbound tours is projected to grow once the nation fully reopens its borders to international tourism on March 15, according to tour operators.
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Some of the destinations that Vietnamese tourists can consider include Thailand, Cambodia, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), India, and the United States.
Many outbound tours in March and April have already been fully booked with travel firms urgently preparing to launch European tours or Australian tours.
In the near future, Dat Viet Tour Company is set to organise a group of tourists to Cambodia in support of the Vietnam U23 national team, along with a group of tourist heading to Dubai in April.
Furthermore, Hanotours company will kick off eight delegations to Dubai in March and April, while tours to the Western Europe will begin in March.
Do Van Thuc, deputy director of Dat Viet Tour Company, said that demand for outbound travel is currently high, especially to the Japanese and Korean markets.
Vietnamese tourists are therefore hoping to welcome the cherry blossom season from the end of March to May in Japan and in the Republic of Korea right after these markets reopen, Thuc added.
Nguyen Nguyet Van Khanh, deputy director of the Marketing Department at Vietravel Company, said the firm is gradually restoring foreign markets, adding that outbound tourism will flourish in the summer season this year.
Recently, the company also worked alongside representatives from tourism agencies of Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines to devise plans aimed at boosting the outbound market.
Vu Giang Bien, director of PATTOURS, predicts that the international destinations, which will attract Vietnamese tourists will be Asia, along with the European, Russian, and African markets.
